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Bravo Packing, Inc. Recalls Performance Dog Raw Pet Food Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk

Bravo Packing, Inc. of Carneys Point, NJ is recalling all Performance Dog products, a frozen raw pet food, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Bravo Packing, Inc. of Carneys Point, NJ is recalling all Performance Dog products, a frozen raw pet food, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Notice obtained from the FDA website:

Bravo Packing, Inc. of Carneys Point, NJ is recalling all Performance Dog products, a frozen raw pet food, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can cause illness in animals eating the products, as well as people who handle contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products, infected animals or any surfaces exposed to these products.

Healthy people infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis (an infection of the heart muscle), arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation and urinary tract symptoms. People who have these symptoms after having contact with this product or an animal that has eaten this product should contact their healthcare providers.

Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Pets exposed to contaminated food can be infected without showing symptoms. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian. Infected animals can also shed Salmonella through their feces and saliva, spreading pathogens into the home environment and to humans and other animals in the household.

No human or animal illnesses have been reported to date.

Bravo Packing, Inc. is voluntarily recalling this product after a sample of Performance Dog, collected during an FDA inspection, tested positive for Salmonella.

Performance Dog generally works with the distributor Tefco, located in Brooklyn , New York, that fills orders to brick-and-mortar retail stores or to consumers directly.

Performance Dog comes frozen in 2-pound and 5-pound plastic sleeves. The recalled product has manufacture date code 071418. The manufacture date codes are printed on the boxes that contain the plastic sleeves, but not on the individual plastic sleeves. Therefore, if the cardboard box has been discarded, there are no unique identification numbers on the individual sleeves that allow customers to determine that they possess the recalled products. If you purchased this product since July 14, 2018 and cannot determine whether it is affected by the recall, the FDA recommends that you exercise caution and throw the product away.

Consumers with questions should contact Bravo Packing, Inc. at 856-299-1044 (Monday – Friday, 6:00AM-2:00PM, Saturday 4:00AM-9:00AM EST) or through the company’s website at www.bravopacking.com.

13 Comments

13 Comments

  1. Cannoliamo

    September 13, 2018 at 5:01 pm

    I’m getting more and more bumfuzzled with the salmonella contamination. Food sterilization with irradiation had been around for a long time and is not very expensive.

    https://www.fda.gov/food/resourcesforyou/consumers/ucm261680.htm

    “Food irradiation (the application of ionizing radiation to food) is a technology that improves the safety and extends the shelf life of foods by reducing or eliminating microorganisms and insects. Like pasteurizing milk and canning fruits and vegetables, irradiation can make food safer for the consumer.” Jan 4, 2018

    Why isn’t it being used? This seems like pure negligence.

  2. Melinda Miller

    September 13, 2018 at 5:13 pm

    Please NOTE: Bravo Pet Foods (of Manchester, CT) is NOT Bravo Packing of NJ. It is the NJ-based Bravo PACKING that has issued the recall, not Bravo Pet Foods. Bravo Pet Foods has NO association with Bravo Packing in any way.

    • Susan Thixton

      September 13, 2018 at 5:23 pm

      Thanks for your comment Melinda – the press release did not explain that.

  3. Mary Sue

    September 13, 2018 at 5:39 pm

    Thanks Susan. Is this Bravo Packing the same company as Bravo Pet Foods? I have tried to figure it out but have not been able to.

    • Susan Thixton

      September 13, 2018 at 6:25 pm

      No – per Bravo Pet Foods this recall is not them. This is for a separate/different Bravo.

  4. Diane r

    September 13, 2018 at 5:53 pm

    Just FYI to those that don’t know
    Bravo packing co from nj in this recall is unrelated to bravo pet food out of ct which is older

    Totally different companies bravo packing took the name bravo to market off the older company’s reputation

  5. Bruce

    September 13, 2018 at 6:36 pm

    Being a pet food retailer I wanted to share this correspondence from BRAVO Pet Foods who in no way is part of this recall. Thank you

    349 Wetherell St., Manchester, CT 06040 • http://www.bravopetfoods.com • 866-922-9222
    September 13, 2018
    BRAVO PET FOODS IS NOT BRAVO PACKING INC.
    On September 12, the FDA issued a recall for the raw “Performance Dog Food” made
    by Bravo Packing in Carney’s Point, NJ.
    Bravo Pet Foods has NO relationship of any kind with Bravo Packing.
    Please advise your associates and customers of this fact to avoid any possible
    confusion with Bravo Pet Foods or its products.
    We appreciate your help with this matter.

  6. Mary Sue

    September 13, 2018 at 8:36 pm

    The Bravo vs Bravo confusion is made even more confusing because Bravo Pet Food started out as a meat (for people) processor. I just had some dealings with Bravo Pet Food about some rabbit cat food with which I had some concerns. I must say I have never had such a prompt, helpful, courteous, and no-hassle resolution to an issue. Bravo to Priscilla their customer service rep.

    • jennifer hahn

      September 29, 2019 at 12:11 pm

      I JUST BOUGHT A BAG OF BRAVO RAW FOOD-and if i were bravo, i would change my name after this horror show. These cows are ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THESE “DOWNER COWS ARE ALIVE AND BEING TOSSED WITH FORK LIFTS ONTO PILES OF ROTTING CARCASSES….OMG OMG OMG

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